Archive for August 2022
27 | The number one enemy of spiritual life
HOPE is a theme of our podcast. HOPE. We keep coming back to it. Because we need a LOT of it. We need a lot of it because life is either challenging us, or even kicking us when we are down, and because we are leaning into new challenges that S-T-R-E-T-C-H us. Life is short…
Read More26 | Finding Meaning and Purpose: Eight Ways to Check if You Have It
How do you KNOW you are living with meaning and purpose? We are wrapping up this season on meaning and purpose: shoot us an email if you want our list of eight items to ponder if you are living with meaning and purpose. How do you know? If you are ABSOLUTELY MISSING it, you likely…
Read More25 | INTERVIEW: Your Most Powerful Question, Dr. John Olesnavage
In life, we often don’t make progress until we ask the RIGHT question. That’s why we are so impressed with Dr. John Olesnavage’s approach: finding Your Most Powerful Question. He has written the book Your Most Powerful Question; Finding purpose and meaning in God’s plan. It’s the fruit of years of professional work as a Doctor…
Read More24 | Finding Meaning and Purpose: UNpacking and REpacking your pack
If you were heading out to canoe for two weeks in the Boundary Waters, a series of pristine lakes up around Ely, Minnesota, you would be unpacking your gear and selecting what you need to go into the canoe with you. You would not want what you don’t need. You would wish for what you…
Read More23 | Finding Meaning and Purpose: Retirement and Midlife
Meaning and purpose are big themes in transition. Transitions like RETIREMENT, EMPTY NEST, or other WAKE-UP call you might have. Where’s the excitement, meaning, purpose, discomfort, and discernment kicking in? Where’s the expediency, fear, super cautious, or momentum kicking in? We had a season on TRANSITIONS, starting at episode 2. John Paul II, in Christifideles…
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